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Home » Monthly archive

December 2014

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Second Observatory Construction Notes

Introduction 
Tools 
Construction Hints 
Preliminaries 
Arc Cut outs 
Floor Construction 
Base Framework 
Masonite Installation on Base 
Installation of Casters 
Dome Framework 
Masonite Installation on the Dome 
Shutter Tracks 

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